Pegasus Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2024

A pure fruited Sauvignon made in a powerful Pegasus Bay style with partial whole bunch fermentation, extended time on skins and maturation on lees.

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Tasting Notes

Pegasus Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2024

"It's fabulously lifted on the nose, showing aromas of grapefruit, apricot, garden herbs, and lemon zest, with a hint of savoury nuance. The wonderfully weighted palate displays excellent focus and drive, beautifully supported by vibrant acidity, finishing long and flavoursome." 94 Points, Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"Bright, even, pale straw yellow with a light green hue. The nose is softly full, with fresh aromas of grapefruit, gooseberry, lemongrass, snow pea, delicate spice and flint. Medium-full bodied, aromas of gooseberry and grapefruit entwined with stonefruit, lemongrass, wet stone and flintstone. The ripe fruit is underlined with taut acidity, which flows on a fine mineral, stony mouthfeel, providing delightful weight and unfolding savoury elements and flinty complexity to a long, charming finish. A soulful Sauvignon Blanc with impeccable structure, liveliness and complexity." 19/20, Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Wine Reviews

"The distinctive, vigorous 2024 vintage is based on tank-fermented Sauvignon Blanc, blended with a small portion of barrel-matured Sémillon. Bright, light lemon/green, it is weighty and sweet-fruited, with strong, tropical fruit flavours and a tightly structured, lasting, dry finish. Vibrantly fruity and very harmonious, with a distinct touch of complexity, it's already delicious" 5 Stars, Michael Cooper, Independent Wine Reviewer, NZ

"Vibrant, fruity, fleshy and varietal with a distinctive bouquet of basil and sage surrounded by scents of apple, lemon and tropical fruits. There’s a lees and mineral quality also. Crisp, dry, herbaceous and fruity with flavours that mirror the bouquet framed by an intense acid line and phenolic textured finish. A wine style taking SB in a different direction and something quite different from the Pegasus Bay portfolio." 90 Points, Cameron Douglas MS  

"Bold nose with nettle, cut grass, smoke, orange rind, gooseberry joining in too. Nice vibrancy in the mouth, sweetly ripe fruit, melding that ripeness with the classically green herbal tanginess, again a cooling quality on the long, crisp finish. This is all in super balance, fleshing out further with air, the flavours even more intense, filling the mouth." Excellent, Mark Henderson, Otago Daily Times, NZ

Pegasus Bay is a family-owned and run business within the Waipara Valley, led by patriarch and Neuroscientist Ivan Donaldson. Free draining and low fertility soils produce low yields of high quality, flavourful grapes, which fully express the qualities of Pegasus Bay’s unique setting. The range of wines is led by diverse and ageworthy styles of Pinot Noir and Riesling, with highly expressive Semillon, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer and Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon blends complementing the portfolio.

Producer website: https://www.pegasusbay.com/

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